Italian Lakes
Italian Gardens, the Wild Walkways of Isola Madre on Lake Maggiore
One of the oldest gardens in Italy, dating back to the 16th century, Isola Madre isn’t what I expected from an Italian garden. It’s paths seem more random… […]
Month: March 2015
Food & drink
Serving Food on Wood in Restaurants, Trendy or Traditional?
There’s a social media campaign at the moment called we want plates, which is a light-hearted crusade against trendy restaurants that serve food on wood… […]
Europe
The Surprising Flavours of Fuerteventura
At La Gayría the penny dropped that there was far more to Fuerteventura than I’d expected. Plastic water bottles dangled below olive trees; bougainvillea tumbled… […]
Europe
Slow Food Takes Time at Eataly
Stepping into the flagship Milan branch of Eataly, it’s immediately apparent what makes it such a popular venue. Visually it’s stunning… […]
Croatia
Highly Recommended, Restaurant Lungo Mare in Zadar
Why have we never reviewed Lungo Mare in Zadar before I wonder? Maybe we subconsciously didn’t want to share it. It was the first place we ate in Croatia… […]
Food & drink
Steak Haché in France, More Than Just a Burger
I have to confess I ordered a steak haché in a cosy, cool little brasserie in Beauvais because I thought I was asking for a local dish that had been concocted… […]
As we walked out
As We Walked out From Gargnano on Lake Garda, Italy
There are two things we discover quickly after setting off on a walk from the shores of Lake Garda on a serene Sunday morning… […]
Ascona
Naked Dancing and Japanese Tea Ceremonies at Monte Verità in Ascona
There are many things you might expect to find on a picturesque hillside overlooking Ascona and the Swiss face of Lake Maggiore. A Japanese tea house is not one of them… […]
Croatia
Ten Scenes of Zadar in Croatia
Apparently there’s an obscure Zadar law which states that you can’t write about the place without including at least one sunset photograph. […]
Europe
Fontvieille in France, Worth a Return Visit
Our visit to Fontvieille in Les Alpilles was a fleeting one, a pause between where we’d come from and where we were going. […]
Europe
Spring in Sirmione, The Pearl of Lake Garda
Visitors have been flocking to the pretty village of Sirmione ever since the first Roman hitched up his toga and dipped a toe into the hot mineral waters of the Terme di Catullo… […]